Create a board game that the incoming Chapman students will be able to play in their first week of Galileo.
The board game is intended to provide them with an introduction to Galileo – the who’s, what’s, where’s, how’s andwhy’s; along with a sampling of the amazing highs and occasional challenges…
The Basics:
-Your board game will require players to move around a grid, responding to instructions written inside the squares. -The first person to reach ‘finish’ is the winner. -All of the scenarios and challenges will relate to Galileo’s key aspects: Team Project, Community Service, Camp, Trails, Skills Workshops. -Design the board game so that it highlights one of Galileo’s separate stages, for example:
‘Weekly Themes’,
‘Team Project stages’ or,
The overall structure of Galileo.
-You will need to create the instructions that will be on the board as well as a series of challenge cards [see template on wiki].
Where do you start?
Choose a board game template [on wiki].
Plot out how many squares will require instructions. At a minimum you need:
4 squares that offer rewards: e.g. ‘You aced your focus question essay, move forward 2 spaces’, or, ‘Your group won the Hoddle Waddle, jump 1 space’.
4 squares that offer punishments: e.g. ‘You forgot to ask Dr. Benson for permission to put up posters, move back 2 squares’, or, ‘you slept in and ran late for community service – AGAIN! You miss the next turn’.
3 squares for each challenge card category (see below)
Challenge Cards:
- You must come up with at least 5 challenges per category – relating each an aspect of Galileo: Team Project, Community Service, Camp, Trails, Skills Workshops] i.Trivia question – e.g. ‘How many years has Chris been teaching Galileo?’, or, ‘Are you allowed to choose your community service placement?’ ii.Dares– e.g. ‘Pretend to call up a lawyer’s office and ask for an interview’, or, ‘Pretend to create a group with 3 people from the other Chapman class.’ iii.Problem solving– e.g.‘How would you tell a member of your team project group that they are being slack without sounding rude?’, or, ‘You are feeling bored at community service, how can you tell your teacher without seeming rude? iv.Public Speaking – e.g. ‘Explain your preferred learning style in 1 minute’, or, ‘Defend your decision to go to Subway instead of complete the trail to the teachers in 2 minutes’.
Finishing your game:
Make your board game beautiful! You can complete the board game as a Word document and then print it out onto an A3 page. Chris & Tamar will be able to provide coloured cardboard that you can stick the game on to.
Make a die for your game.
Be ready to put it to the test in a gigantic Galileo Game of Life-a-thon!
Board Game Templates:
Choose from the following templates - type in instructions and then send the finished game to Tamar / Chris so that they can print it off A3.
Your task:
Create a board game that the incoming Chapman students will be able to play in their first week of Galileo.
The board game is intended to provide them with an introduction to Galileo – the who’s, what’s, where’s, how’s andwhy’s; along with a sampling of the amazing highs and occasional challenges…
The Basics:
- Your board game will require players to move around a grid, responding to instructions written inside the squares.
- The first person to reach ‘finish’ is the winner.
- All of the scenarios and challenges will relate to Galileo’s key aspects: Team Project, Community Service, Camp, Trails, Skills Workshops.
- Design the board game so that it highlights one of Galileo’s separate stages, for example:
- ‘Weekly Themes’,
- ‘Team Project stages’ or,
- The overall structure of Galileo.
- You will need to create the instructions that will be on the board as well as a series of challenge cards [see template on wiki].Where do you start?
Challenge Cards:
- You must come up with at least 5 challenges per category – relating each an aspect of Galileo: Team Project, Community Service, Camp, Trails, Skills Workshops]
i. Trivia question – e.g. ‘How many years has Chris been teaching Galileo?’, or, ‘Are you allowed to choose your community service placement?’
ii. Dares– e.g. ‘Pretend to call up a lawyer’s office and ask for an interview’, or, ‘Pretend to create a group with 3 people from the other Chapman class.’
iii. Problem solving– e.g.‘How would you tell a member of your team project group that they are being slack without sounding rude?’, or, ‘You are feeling bored at community service, how can you tell your teacher without seeming rude?
iv. Public Speaking – e.g. ‘Explain your preferred learning style in 1 minute’, or, ‘Defend your decision to go to Subway instead of complete the trail to the teachers in 2 minutes’.
Finishing your game:
Board Game Templates:
Choose from the following templates - type in instructions and then send the finished game to Tamar / Chris so that they can print it off A3.
gameboard-complete-1.doc
race-track.doc
Blank-Board-Two.doc
Blank-Board-One.doc
Challenge Cards:
Use the following template to help you create your challenge cards:
Board Game Challenge Card Template.docx
Here's a 'make your own' dice template - print, chop & paste - enjoy :)
dice.pdf